What happened to Christ after He died for our sins?
After dying for our sins, Christ did not remain dead. He was buried, and after three days and three nights He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. This resurrection fulfilled God’s pre-planned scheme, laid out long before the universe was created, so He was not caught by surprise.
Les explains from 1 Corinthians 15 that Paul preached what he also received: Christ died for our sins. But He didn’t stay dead. After three days and three nights, He was buried, and He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. Les emphasizes this was not an afterthought; long before the universe was created, God already had the whole scheme of things laid out, so He wasn’t caught by surprise. The whole human experience was pre-planned.
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: